…says the free health checks was in furtherance of his administration’s quest to ensure health coverage for all residents Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has urged residents of the state to make regular health checks a lifestyle to prevent silent killers diseases and extend their life span. He said this at the flag off
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…as YouTube bans misleading and inaccurate content about vaccines YouTube has offered doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals opportunity to have their channels certified. The video-sharing platform said on Thursday. “The change will allow viewers to more easily access videos containing “high-quality health information. “This is a big step towards helping people more easily find
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…says the state of emergency should be declared for the sake of Nigerian citizens The Taraba State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has asked the federal government to as a matter of urgency declare a state of emergency in the health sector for the sake of Nigerian citizens. State chairman of the association,
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Minister has ordered the Director-General, working with Provincial Heads of Health Departments to finalise the assessment of the impact already in the past week CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla has been concerned for sometimes with this matter of loadshedding with the hope that it improves, but it has gotten worse
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Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike has called for attitudinal change of healthcare workers to improve patient care and service delivery in the state’s health institutions. Obidike made the call on Monday in Awka, at a training session for Heads of state health facilities, themed – ‘Achieving Universal Health Coverage Through the Health
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The Federal Government has introduced the rotavirus vaccine into routine immunisation to protect against rotavirus infections among children in the country. Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe, dehydrating diarrhoea in children less than five years.According to the World Health Organisation, rotaviruses are double-stranded RNA viruses of the genus Reoviridae. Speaking during the commencement of
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PAKISTAN: Medicines dealers and health staff of District Headquaters Hospital on Saturday observed a shutdown strike to record their protest against the privatization of the hospital. A large number of health staff including doctors and nurses, local elders and political parties leaders attended the protest demonstration held out side the hospital. They were holding banners
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The French government on Wednesday declared a public health state of emergency, giving officials greater powers to impose new measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. “The COVID-19 epidemic constitutes a public health disaster which, by its character and its severity, puts at risk the health of the population,” the government said in a statement
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The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, sacked two commissioners in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday. It was gathered that, While the Commissioner for Education, Muyiwa Olumilua, was moved to the Ministry of Investment, the commissioners for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade; and Environment, Gbenga Agbeyo; were not reappointed. Five commissioners were reappointed as Special
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The National Council on Health (NCH), on Tuesday, June 22 2020 in a virtual meeting, approved the Health Sector COVID-19 Pandemic Response Action Plan, to curtail the spread of the pandemic. The Action Plan designed by the Ministry of Health and the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 as an effective response to fight the
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The 2020 World Hepatitis Day is very much approaching and it is a day set aside to create awareness about the viral disease which has killed many people silently as compared to COVID 19. On Tuesday 28 July 2020 which is the Hepatitis Day there will be different Media events all over the world to
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Report reaching Fox Channel indicates that Lassa fever has killed two medical doctors and 17 others in Kano and Ondo states. The Ondo State Government said 16 people had so far been killed by the deadly Lassa fever while 84 cases were recorded in the state this year. The Punch reports. Also, the Director of
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